How Guilty Pleas Fastrack and Derail Justice | 70 Million
This week, we bring you an episode from the 70 Million podcast, a documentary podcast about criminal justice reform from LWC.
The Democracy Group · Juleyka Lantigua
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Show Notes
The US Constitution guarantees a right to trial to anyone accused of a crime, but less than 3 percent of criminal defendants get a trial. Instead, they’re regularly cornered into pleading guilty, sometimes admitting to a crime they didn’t commit. Reporter Mark Betancourt retraces one innocent man’s legal ordeal to explain why this happens.
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